Hdi male vs female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Hdi male vs female was 0.5918 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5918
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
158th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.5918
in 2023
All-time low
0.4237
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Hdi male vs female in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.5918 for hdi male vs female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hdi male vs female in Nigeria peaked at 0.5918 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4237, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 158th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4456 | 0.4237 | 0.4727 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5203 | 0.4835 | 0.5421 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5652 | 0.5434 | 0.5917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5895 | 0.5864 | 0.5918 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 155 Rwanda 0.5988 compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 0.5985 compare
- 157 Mauritania 0.5953 compare
- 159 Pakistan 0.5789 compare
- 160 Afghanistan 0.5746 compare
- 161 Haiti 0.5731 compare
More gender data for Nigeria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hdi male vs female in Nigeria?
- Hdi male vs female in Nigeria was 0.5918 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hdi male vs female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5918 in 2023.
- What is the lowest hdi male vs female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4237 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for hdi male vs female?
- Nigeria ranks 158th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hdi male vs female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hdi male vs female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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